September 24, 2026

SyteMLLabs v. Perplexity AI, Inc.

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Case Number:

3:26-cv-10909

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Defend Trade Secrets Act (of 2016)

Judge:

Peter H Kang

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Reflects complaints, answers, motions, orders and trial notes entered from Jan. 1, 2011.
Additional or older documents may be available in Pacer.


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  1. September 25, 2026

    Perplexity Stole Wake-Word Tech For AI Assistant, Suit Alleges

    Perplexity AI absconded with proprietary technology to create a wake-word system for its artificial intelligence assistant, a Swiss startup alleges in a trade secrets misappropriation lawsuit filed in California federal court in San Francisco.


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